The origin of the Nixon tapes is rooted in technological incompetence as much as secrecy.

The last remaining tollhouse in Michigan built during the 19th-century plank road craze.

Home to over 300 antique cars and motorcycles, including Thomas Edison's Model A.

It's gunky, it's gross, and it's been freed from the sewer and put on display.

A restored 114-year-old railroad station heralded as the most photographed depot in the United States.

Part taxidermy workshop, part natural history museum this Michigan destination shows off its dead animals and helps you mount your own.

Outside Grand Valley State University, you'll find a bench upon which many were said to have sat according to the fictional Kcymaerxthaere, waiting for a guide of time.

This tree was warped centuries ago to serve as a botanical wayfaring tool.

As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.

This resort community was known as the "Black Eden of Michigan."

This unusual three-way wooden foot bridge spans two rivers at once.

This quaint stretch of road is the final resting place for hundreds of America's four-legged veterans.

Full-sized barn houses many restored instruments.

Michigan’s most famous shoe tree.

In the main dining room, a nine-ton boulder caps the fireplace designed by local architect Earl Young.

In Grand Rapids, Michigan, a marker honors the creation story of a proud fictional culture.

The restored ferry is now a dockside museum and a unique bed and breakfast.

One of the few working locomotive roundhouses in the United States.

The secret skeleton of a murdered nun was discovered in this church basement, but the scandal doesn't end there.

This solemn facility remembers the cruel effort to compel Native American children to relinquish their culture.

This Native American cemetery features decades-old spirit house hidden behind pine trees and moss.

Largest outdoor staircase in the United States.

A Northwoods sporting competition that shows lumber jacks doing much more than cutting down trees.

A series of 33 stone markers maps an ancient 55-mile transportation route.